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The township of Copake had four post offices in small hamlets: Copake Iron Works (now Copake Falls), Copake, West Copake and Craryville. At one time there was also a hamlet called "Black Grocery", so-called, it is said, because its grocery was painted that color. In 1866 the town was divided into two election districts, the north and west, the first district with a polling place at Craryville, the east and south, having a polling place at Copake Flats. Copake Iron Works, also known as Copake Station, was the site of iron mining throughout the latter part of the 19th century. The New York and Harlem Railroad came through in 1852. There was also a Harlem Railroad station in Craryville, first called Bain's Corners after Peter Bain, and sold to Peter Crary about 1870, taking his name. West Copake, first known as Anderson's Corners, was the site of the splendid residence built by Henry Astor in 1865. Around Copake Lake colonies of cottages sprang up in the 1920's. The village of Copake, which remains the hub of the town, was originally called Copake Flats, because of its level ground, and is to this day called "The Flats" by many long time residents. Even in its early days it had hotels, stores and other businesses, with a one-mile trotting track nearby. Taconic State Park was established in the 1920's by a commission that included Francis R. Masters of High Valley Farm in Copake Falls and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The park attracted a number of people who later became...

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